Health & Wellbeing

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Community voices shape dementia support report for Salisbury

A NEW community-led report has shed light on the realities of living with dementia in Salisbury, highlighting both gaps…

Try yoga, art, fishing and more at Live Well with Cancer Day

CANCER patients and their families are invited to a free community event offering a range of activities to boost…

Dementia nurses to provide expert advice at city clinics

DEMENTIA specialist nurses will be offering free, confidential support to people across Wiltshire when clinics return to Nationwide branches…

Multi-million pound Urgent Treatment Centre to open at hospital

SALISBURY District Hospital will open a new £7 million centre offering patients with urgent, non life-threatening conditions with appropriate…

Police highlight abuse as hospital staff ‘constantly brace for next threat’

POLICE have been uncovering the scale of abuse faced by frontline NHS staff by surveying 600 hospital workers. The Never…

Temperature problems close leisure centre pool

FIVE Rivers Leisure Centre in Salisbury has confirmed that its beach pool and flume remain closed due to an…

Free swimming is back for eligible school kids

ELIGIBLE schoolchildren will have the chance to take part in free swimming at council-owned leisure centres over the Easter…

Beat the January blues with new mental wellbeing video

A VIDEO promoting mental health and wellbeing has been launched to coincide with so-called Blue Monday – often labelled…

Hospital experiencing ‘extremely high demand’, patients warned

PATIENTS are being asked to only attend A&E with emergency or life-threatening conditions as Salisbury District Hospital experiences ‘extremely’…

£20,000 boost for Salisbury hospital after annual raffle success

THE STARS Appeal’s Christmas Raffle raised more than £20,000 to support projects helping patients, their families and staff at…